The Invitation That Keeps Getting Better One more time, and I will keep saying it until everyone in the UK ecommerce community has heard it: you are invited to Ecommerce Camp. I know there are thousands of events, webinars, and communities competing for your attention and your time. I know […]
The Origin Story Every project starts with a frustration, and Ecommerce Camp UK was no different. For years, I had been attending ecommerce events and walking away feeling the same way — underwhelmed by content that was either too generic to be actionable or too sales-driven to be trustworthy. I […]
The People Behind Ecommerce Camp Building Ecommerce Camp has been one of the most rewarding projects of my career, and it would not exist without the incredible people who have helped bring it to life. I want to take a moment to publicly thank Maddie Wood and the Mollie team […]
Why Ecommerce Needs Different Voices We need more motivational speakers like Gary Vee in the ecommerce space, but probably not for the reasons you think. I am not talking about the hustle culture or the “grind 24/7” mentality — I have my reservations about some of that messaging. What I […]
Most ecommerce events follow the same formula. A big stage, bigger sponsors, and sessions that slowly turn into sales pitches. After attending hundreds of these over the years, I started asking myself: where are the merchants? Where are the people actually running stores, fulfilling orders, and making real decisions every […]
Paul Ryazanov shares the origin story of Ecommerce Camp UK — how a simple frustration with the state of ecommerce events led to building a community that now brings together hundreds of founders for honest, practitioner-led conversations. Two Years Ago, We Had a Simple Problem Ecommerce founders kept telling us […]
Paul Ryazanov explains why ecommerce success is built through consistency, not shortcuts — and why Ecommerce Camp was created as a training ground for founders who understand that building a real business takes time. Ecommerce Is a Marathon It’s hard. There are no shortcuts and no quick wins that last. […]
Paul Ryazanov shares a practical lesson in ecommerce advertising: before spending money on paid ads, test your creatives first. In this post, Paul asks his community to help choose between two banner designs for an upcoming Ecommerce Camp event — and explains why this kind of A/B testing should happen […]
The ecommerce space is evolving fast and we want to spotlight the innovators leading the way. Inspired by Gary Vee’s energy and authenticity, we’re on a mission to create an event that challenges conventional thinking and motivates founders to level up. As part of the Ecommerce Camp UK series, we’re […]
Ecommerce Camp Online: honest conversations and lessons from £20M–£100M founders Why typical ecommerce events miss the mark After two decades helping merchants grow their stores, I’ve attended more conferences than I can count. They follow the same pattern: slide decks filled with jargon, agencies pitching services and very little candour […]
Ecommerce Camp is a project I founded because I saw a gap in the ecommerce community: too many founders were building in isolation, without access to experienced practitioners who had already solved the problems they were facing. Ecommerce Camp was designed to fix that. What Ecommerce Camp Is Ecommerce Camp […]
